The Michael Knowles Show - August 17, 2025


Introducing The Pope and the Führer： The Secret Vatican Files of World War II with Michael Knowles


Episode Stats

Length

2 minutes

Words per Minute

128.76634

Word Count

302

Sentence Count

21


Summary

For 80 years, Pope Pius XI has been smeared as the Pope of Silence, a bystander to one of the greatest evils in history. Now, with access to the Vatican s wartime archives, we can finally get to the real question: Was Pius XII truly silent, just quiet, or was he in fact the most misunderstood figure of the Second World War? In my four-part investigative series, The Pope and the Fuhrer: The Secret Vatican Files of World War II, I follow the encrypted messages, buried documents, and backroom diplomacy that reveal a different story.


Transcript

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00:00:30.000 They say history is written by the victors, but what if the victors got it wrong?
00:00:36.460 For 80 years, Pope Pius XII has been smeared as the Pope of Silence,
00:00:41.620 a bystander to one of the greatest evils in history.
00:00:44.840 Now, with access to the Vatican's wartime archives,
00:00:48.200 we can finally get to the real question.
00:00:51.560 Was Pius XII truly silent, just quiet,
00:00:55.560 or is he in fact the most misunderstood figure of the Second World War?
00:01:00.520 I'm Michael Knowles in my four-part investigative series,
00:01:03.120 The Pope and the Fuhrer, The Secret Vatican Files of World War II.
00:01:06.660 I follow the encrypted messages, buried documents, and backroom diplomacy
00:01:10.060 that reveal a different story.
00:01:12.160 It's the untold battle between two men, Adolf Hitler and Pope Pius XII.
00:01:16.780 One preached domination, the other salvation.
00:01:19.800 Their battlefield? Europe.
00:01:21.080 Their weapons? Propaganda on the one hand.
00:01:25.640 And on the other, discretion and truth.
00:01:28.960 You will hear what Hitler really thought of the Catholic Church.
00:01:32.540 You will discover how Vatican diplomats tried to thwart the final solution,
00:01:35.780 and yes, we will examine the uncomfortable questions about silence, complicity,
00:01:40.200 and the cost of speaking out when the world is burning.
00:01:42.960 The truth is no longer buried.
00:01:44.880 The Pope and the Fuhrer is now streaming only on Daily Wire+.
00:01:47.620 Begin the series at dailywire.com.
00:01:50.740 The Pope and the Fuhrer, The Secret Vatican Files of World War II.